Where does “kewiraan” come from?
kewiraan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian wira, from Malay wira, from Pali vīra, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
kewiraan (Indonesian): national resilience
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Ancestry of “kewiraan”, step by step
kewiraan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian wira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | wira | hero |
| 2 | Malay | wira | hero |
| 3 | Pali | vīra | brave; heroic; hero |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Indonesian ke- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | ke- -an | ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)" |
| 2 | Malay | ke- -an | ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)" |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *kə- -an | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *ka- -an | — |